"If you consider NetApplications' data set, then Linux owns only about 1 percent of the desktop OS market and Windows has almost 92 percent. But if you consider all computing platforms, including mobile, than Windows has only 20 percent and Linux has 42 percent - and that would be in the form of Google's Android alone." No more or less legitimate than claiming Windows owns 92% of the market. It's all a matter of perspective.

But even if every man, woman and child on this planet and beyond will have 2 or 3 Android phones in his or her pocket I don't see how this would be any influence on the Windows on desktops marketshare.

I know some Linux extremists say you should run Linux on your PC, because your VCR probably runs it too, but I fail to see the connection or advantage.

On the Windows platform there are a number of professional applications, a number of free/open source ones and loads of games. Why would any developer drop Windows and switch to Linux because there are so many Android phones around?

It's not like anyone would want to get rid of their Office running Windows PC if they could run Office on Android?

The Android version of Linux isn't in the same league as desktop/server Linux. The reasons why the masses don't like/want Linux on their desktop doesn't change, because of the number of Android handsets.

The integration power of Android lies with its connection to the Google services and for those you can use Linux, Windows or OS X.